Northern America vs South Africa: Population — Total Population - Both sexes

Northern America
382,776 1000 No
in 2023
South Africa
63,212 1000 No
in 2023
Northern America rank
15th
South Africa rank
18th

Population — Total Population - Both sexes over time

  • Northern America
  • South Africa
100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k201020162023

How they compare

Northern America currently reports 382,776 1000 No against 63,212 1000 No in South Africa, a difference of 319,564 1000 No.

That makes Northern America's figure about 6.1 times South Africa's.

Across all 14 years both countries report, Northern America has been ahead every year.

Northern America ranks 15th and South Africa ranks 18th of 29 groups.

Northern America has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Northern America South Africa Difference Ahead
2010s 360,467 1000 No 55,921 1000 No 304,546 1000 No Northern America
2020s 379,839 1000 No 61,914 1000 No 317,925 1000 No Northern America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population — total population - both sexes, Northern America or South Africa?
Northern America, at 382,776 1000 No against 63,212 1000 No in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in population — total population - both sexes between Northern America and South Africa?
319,564 1000 No, with Northern America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Northern America and South Africa?
14 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2023.
How do Northern America and South Africa rank globally for population — total population - both sexes?
Northern America ranks 15th and South Africa ranks 18th of 29 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Population — Total Population - Both sexes. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population — Total Population - Both sexes
Unit
1000 No
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
213 places, 2,901 data points, 2010–2023
Last refreshed

A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.